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KataraAltinaII's Premature Not So Short & To-The-Point Random Banter #130

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I should feel good, because only half my classes *have* big tests, but I still hate it. We have to memorize a bunch of places on a map and be able to correctly label said map; my father is a geographer, and when I told him about this, he went off on a rant about how useless map memorization is. Made me feel better, anyway.

I should feel good, because only half my classes *have* big tests, but I still hate it. We have to memorize a bunch of places on a map and be able to correctly label said map; my father is a geographer, and when I told him about this, he went off on a rant about how useless map memorization is. Made me feel better, anyway.

I should feel good, because only half my classes *have* big tests, but I still hate it. We have to memorize a bunch of places on a map and be able to correctly label said map; my father is a geographer, and when I told him about this, he went off on a rant about how useless map memorization is. Made me feel better, anyway.

Good luck DeeRee.

I hate exams too (okay, I prefer them to coursework, but still, they aren't pleasant).

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Originally Posted by Anuan

Yes, but that's Fred. He radiates awesomeness.

"Whether it be impossible or laughable, Great men open up paths of battle! If there's a wall, we break it down! If there's no path, we'll make one with these hands! The heart's magma burns with flames!"

My Sub-Saharan Anthropology course began with a map test. It was necessary--to establish how little everyone knew about the area. (I did well on that test, but that being the semester in which I quietly cracked, I didn't manage to learn anything during the course. Advantage: folk who started ignorant but left with learning.)

"Whether it be impossible or laughable, Great men open up paths of battle! If there's a wall, we break it down! If there's no path, we'll make one with these hands! The heart's magma burns with flames!"